MitoAge

Passer domesticus

House sparrow

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Maximum lifespan
23 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,802 bp
RefSeq NC_025611.1
GC content
46.95%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,309 bp
D-loop 1,195 bp

Where House sparrow sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. House sparrow has the 727th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %House sparrow
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Base composition

Whole genome16,802 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.354
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.140

Life history

Maximum lifespan
23 years
Adult weight
25.3 g
Birth weight
2 g
Female sexual maturity
152 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
11 days
Litter or clutch size
5
Litters per year
4
Postnatal growth rate
0.414 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01199)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality
acceptable, medium sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,802 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA978 bp
16S rRNA1,600 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
D-loop1,195 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.9%25.5%15.3%32.3%47.65%−0.356+0.027
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp28.9%23.5%13.0%34.6%47.60%−0.455+0.105
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.8%23.8%17.3%30.0%47.39%−0.268+0.096
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II685 bp29.6%23.5%15.9%30.8%46.78%−0.319+0.115
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp28.6%24.4%7.1%39.9%47.02%−0.696+0.079
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.1%22.8%10.8%36.3%47.08%−0.540+0.138
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.7%24.1%16.1%32.1%48.21%−0.333+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.5%24.5%13.1%33.9%47.01%−0.442+0.075
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%22.9%12.8%36.4%49.16%−0.479+0.099
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%21.3%12.6%36.6%49.27%−0.487+0.162
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.6%22.1%12.8%34.5%47.36%−0.459+0.162
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp39.5%10.6%10.8%38.9%49.81%−0.566+0.577
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.7%23.5%14.0%34.7%48.73%−0.425+0.082
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA978 bp30.7%20.4%21.2%27.7%48.88%−0.134+0.200
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,600 bp34.1%21.2%20.1%24.7%44.75%−0.103+0.233
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,195 bp28.9%26.1%14.2%30.8%45.02%−0.368+0.050

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU29
UUC192
Leu L17.7%
UUA54
UUG20
CUU38
CUC137
CUA345
CUG78
Ile I7.4%
AUU68
AUC211
Met M4.2%
AUA113
AUG46
Val V5.2%
GUU40
GUC47
GUA81
GUG31
Ser S7.7%
UCU25
UCC102
UCA88
UCG17
AGU7
AGC52
Pro P5.8%
CCU25
CCC79
CCA102
CCG16
Thr T8.3%
ACU45
ACC134
ACA131
ACG4
Ala A8.3%
GCU37
GCC176
GCA94
GCG8
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU24
UAC86
His H2.7%
CAU16
CAC85
Gln Q2.5%
CAA78
CAG16
Asn N3.5%
AAU20
AAC111
Lys K2.3%
AAA74
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU10
GAC59
Glu E2.4%
GAA67
GAG24
Cys C0.8%
UGU4
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG13
Arg R1.9%
CGU6
CGC14
CGA45
CGG6
Gly G5.8%
GGU22
GGC52
GGA105
GGG43
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025611.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,1951,195 bp–45.0%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,1961,26368 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,2642,241978 bp+48.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,2422,31170 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,3123,9111,600 bp+44.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9123,98675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0064,983978 bp+47.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,9925,07079 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,0765,14671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1465,21469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2156,2541,040 bp+47.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,2556,32470 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3266,39469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4056,47773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,4786,54467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5446,61471 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6168,1661,551 bp+47.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,1588,23073 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2368,30469 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3169,000685 bp+46.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA9,0019,06868 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,0709,237168 bp+47.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2289,911684 bp+47.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,92210,705784 bp+48.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,70610,77469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,77511,125351 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,12711,19670 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,19811,494297 bp+49.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,48812,8651,378 bp+49.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,86612,93570 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,93613,00166 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,00113,07171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,07214,8891,818 bp+47.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,89816,0401,143 bp+48.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,05416,12269 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,13316,20270 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,21216,730519 bp−49.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,73216,80271 bp−–

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